Lord Of The Flies Argument

“All human beings are commingled out of good & evil” was a quote once said by notable Scottish novelist Robert Louis Stevenson. This quotation discusses and supports William Golding’s, the author of Lord of the Flies, belief that all humans have a distinct character flaw that, when left unchecked by morals and laws of society, will eventually corrupt the individual. In Golding’s novel, Lord of the Flies, it’s shown how due to their environment and lack of supervision, the young boys slowly progress and evolve into barbaric, bloodthirsty individuals.

William Golding has realized how because readers are so different from each other, one still has to collaborate to get the best results and has proven to every person that we should all work together. For example Piggy, a fat and a weak boy contributes so much, even though his own friends made fun of him, but Piggy devoted himself because Golding has claimed “Piggy was so full of pride in his contribution to the good of society that he helped to fetch wood”(Ch#8). William Golding illustrates an example of human nature in which he shows how there is a struggle between right and wrong. Human nature in this case also has shown how boys listen and work accordingly towards the demands of Ralph because he claims “We've got to have rules and obey

Ralph shows a great of courage and determination to be rescued, during his time on the island.Ralph commitment to society and morality is strong, and all he wants to do is leave the island and go home.As a leader,Ralph has to set an example for the boys on the island, and has to face many obstacles alone.This is why Ralph has to show courage and determination. "Ralph went for the end of innocence , the darkness of a mans heart, and the fall through the air of a true,wise friend called Piggy (Golding 225).This quote concludes the novel and shows how Ralph is relieved and accomplishes his goal of being rescued, and how he reflected back on the memories on the island, the memories of his good friend Piggy. Just before Piggy died he makes a valiant

Despite the fact that Jack’s fear of not being chief ends badly, Ralph’s fear of not surviving has another whole level of bad endings. Ralph’s main concern when the boys crash into the island is being rescued, but because of this, he neglects other problems such as looking out for littluns. “’That litte’un – ‘gasped Piggy – ‘him with the mark of his face, I don’t see him. Where is he now?’” (Golding 46). Ralph is so blinded by the idea of being rescued that he forgets his priorities. He should be watching the littluns, but instead, he is being selfish and cares only about the fire. As a consequence to his poor action, an innocent life is taken away. Also when a ship comes by and Ralph realizes that the hunters let the fire out, he loses it and he yells at Jack, but “his voice was loud and savage, and struck them into silence. ‘There was a ship’” (Golding 74). This is the first time that Ralph shows any sign of savagery, which tells the readers that evil and savageness is

Golding’s specific choice of setting and characters assists greatly in showing the essentially cruel and inhumane nature of humanity. For example, his

Human nature is complex. It may take over an individual’s mind in many desperate and threatening situations. In Golding’s compelling novel, Lord of the Flies, it is implied that the evil, or bad side of humanity will overshadow the good. However, there are certain situations present in the novel that portray the opposite. The depiction of human nature in this novel creates a nice balance between the positive and negative aspects of humanity. Although Golding’s novel is portrayed as pessimistic, Ralph’s words and actions when dealing with various situations, Sam and Eric’s loyalty to Ralph, and the boys’ rescue at the end of the novel contradict this idea, creating a commendable balance of pessimistic and optimistic situations.

William Golding’s idea of the “beast” within us all resonates in real life, not just in the book. Ralph, who represented order, structure, law and democracy soon toppled because of how much fear affected the boys. The conch, the link to society, was shattered by the evil that fear had created, which were the savages that the boys had turned into. It is ironic because the beast that the boys were so afraid of was actually the monsters that they had turned into. Without civilization, fear can warp and transform us into things that we would have never expected, much like Jack and the

In the Novel Ralph is changed by his experiences on the island through the savagery of the other boys and lost his innocence when he goes from the sweet little boy who is excited they're alone on the island to being an accomplice in a murder.

However, at the last chapter, Ralph begins to kills other boys in Jack's tribe in order to survive. He is slinking through the forest and he begins to think as a wild boar would. At the end, when Ralph is finally discovered by a Navy Officer, he is ashamed for all the civilization he has lost and reverts back to a naïve

William Golding's book “ The lord of the flies “ has brought up an argued topic on whether or not people all have the ability evil, or your attitude is influenced by your environment. This topic has been in debate for a while now and there are many viewpoints as to which side is right. But this topic will continue to be argued between people with different views. Everyone has the ability to be evil. It mostly has to do with the situation.

Ralph again realizes that all is lost, when it really is not. On a chaotic island with murders chasing Ralph, he is still able to recognize the loss of humanity and identity in the boys, even with Piggy gone. The quote also states that Ralph is scarred by the loss of humanity. Human nature of civilization will never be lost. “The tears began to flow and sobs shook him.

“Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man's heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy” (Golding).Ralph knows he will never be the same after the events that occurred. For the first time, Ralph has been able to step back and sort out all the events that ensued in the island. The pressure of leadership overwhelmed and blinded him, causing him to push down all the knowledge he acquired. Realizing “the darkness of a man’s heart,” and the atrocities mankind can commit, “Ralph wept for the end of innocence.” Golding reveals how an individual may feel defeated or overwhelmed by new and astonishing bits of information.

In the article, “Ten Reasons Humans Are Naturally Evil,” Grant established the notion that all humans have evil incorporated in them with many reasons related to the real world and chaotic historic events. In the novel, Lord of the Flies, William Golding implied that all humans, no matter how civilized, all have evil right under the surface, which can easily be discovered by placing humans in a hostile environment stimulating a great amount of fear in a matter of time. The article “Ten Reasons

William Golding stresses this self-awareness when Piggy and Ralph discuss Simon’s death the morning after, as well as when Ralph reflects upon the killings and savagery that occurred on the island in the end of the novel. To show this characteristic of Ralph, Golding imposes, “‘That was Simon. That was murder.’ ... Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy” (Golding 156, 202). This indicates that, while perceived as a gallant leader, Ralph is also evil when induced by the environment, like the storm during Simon’s death or the influence of Jack’s lust for hunting pigs.

This teaches the other kids that in killing and hunting are just fun games. “[Ralph], they are going to hunt you tomorrow,” says one of the twins, and he tells Ralph, “Roger is sharpening a stick at both ends” (Golding 190). This final stage begins at the point where Jack plans on hunting Ralph. This hunt shows the full evolution of the kids into barbaric boys. The opaque idea of how kids could want to kill their own kind holds much gravity in it, something that their savagery obscures to the kids. Without even telling the details, Golding shows that throughout the whole book the unknown savagery from inside these kids is truly evolving in to the nightmare world. The fact that Roger even sharpens a stick at both ends shows Roger thinking that killing Ralph as a game because of the savagery obscuring the kids. Many of the kids are blinded by savagery as they hunt for Ralph. Through the barbaric actions of Robert getting hurt by his friends, the ferocity shown as they murdered of the sow, and finally the hunt for Ralph, Golding shows that savagery exists in all people.